Odetteah Fairbridge
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12/12/2019
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Hello everyone, I am Odetteah.
I am fairly new to Fallen London, and I have a question to ask.
Once I was told by the help page that black bordered cards... well, that one simply does not speak of those. (I suppose that makes me foolish?) This only made me more curious. A search on the wiki resulted in [spoiler]a certain storylet where at the end there is a choice one can take where one's character is described as "becoming permanently unusable".[/spoiler]
Since the consequences are so severe, should it be saved for... ...I suppose when there is nothing left to do? (if "there being nothing left to do" is even possible? Fallen London has events and updates, so that seems unlikely...)
Or is it possible to reset the whole account, effectively wiping the slate (and erasing the character)?
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"'Fickle'? Perhaps at first glance, sure.
But know that a first glance is but a grain of sand on a beaches shore.
A vastly minuscule part of an ever expansive whole."
https://www.fallenlondon.com/profile/Odetteah
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Ginneon Thursday
Posts: 265
12/12/2019
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What you have found is for the mad - the curious when there is nothing left to be curious about. Best to put such things out of mind.
But look! The lacre is coating the rooftops white and Yuletide songs are in the air. There are soirées that require your attendance and menaces begging to adorn your trophy wall. The Zee is vast; the Elder Continent groans with mystery. There is so much to do. Hush now. Hush...
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Ginneon Thursday: Revelrous Professor of Benthic
Departments of Mycoenology, Lepidoptery
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Jolanda Swan
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12/13/2019
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Ah, all these warnings that are tailored to make one even more curious. The funny thing is, Lady Fairbridge, they are not lying. The black cards are indeed the gateway to an adventure undertaken if you aim for annihilation. Not only of yourself, but of the many, many things you accomplish in London. Friends, echoes, lodgings, achievements, they are all devoured by this black hole. There are a few ways out, sure, but they do not restore what is lost. So, yes; enjoy the Neath, do some good for the less fortunate, learn secrets. There is so much to do down here, you will never really need to walk down that road.
edited by Jolanda Swan on 12/13/2019
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Lover of all things beautiful, secret admirer of ugly truths, fond of the Parabola Sun... and always delighted to role play.
http://fallenlondon.com/profile/Jolanda%20Swan
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Siankan
Posts: 1048
12/12/2019
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Yes, people usually pursue that storyline because either 1) they've Done All The Things and are ready to give the character an ending, or 2) they created an alternate character specifically to do that. On the other hand, it takes a long time and is not always entertaining, so people who know they're going that direction usually start early.
One thing to warn you of: if you start Seeking, you can always stop (though not without consequences), but once you stop, you can't start again. So if you think you might do it in the future, don't start now.
Also, if hearing that "one simply does not speak of those" made you more curious, you are clearly a born Fallen London player. Welcome.
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Prof. Sian Kan, at your service.
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